#can't wait for this to ruffle some feathers lol

[uncivilcivilservice]

What the antis don't realise is that it's actually unethical to put someone like Daniel in a healthy relationship.

You think he'll thrive in an environment where the person who loves him doesn't also want to consume him body and soul? The abuse and the romantic horrors are the enrichment in his enclosure.

[esre13]

May I request Aventurine with a gn! ace reader? Maybe reader coming out to him or general relationship headcanons 👉🏻👈🏻 sorry if it's not specific enough ^^' have a good day op 🖤

Sunday never minded having any intercourse with you. He did think many times to love you in deep ways but he shrugged it off because he didn't know you were ready or not. Oh how grateful he was when you finally opened up to him and told him you were ace.

He was glad that he didn't force you into anything you didn't like so he can keep loving you without any constant worry that he messed up or not. He loved randomly popping up in your life even if you did not tell him where you were or anything, he would show up and start ruffling your hair life crazy. He was kind of a cat because you believed he couldn't be like a bird since birds aren't that playful... Reminds you of that one pet parakeet you used to have and literally almost eat their head by how cute they looked. Sometimes you get the cuteness aggression for Sunday, mussing around with his feathers and ears like crazy that even he is concerned or you'll be lucky and he'll do it back.

He loves when touch his halo because you always talk about how much you would want to be a Halovian and he can't help but think about marrying you in that way, so you'll be the prettiest little Halovian of them all. He'll have to stick on trying to make an artificial one for you for now.

Also he likes to randomly follow you around and chew on your cheeks for some weird reason, it matches with some little pecks he does on your face so then you call him a chicken. He pouts and turns away from you with his arms crossed, so you'll have to morph into a chicken as well and shower his with all the little love you give since oh my XiPe he is already purring in your lap and is waiting for you to pet him. You swear he is bipolar and trying to get him to take a test.. lol

[alicepao13]

It's been 84 years but anyway. S06E12. I liked it and I also thought it was good. Gets bonus points because it will certainly upset folks over at UPtv. And let’s not forget the one flashback scene with younger Sarah and Joe (although while I add points for that one, I immediately have to remove them again because they make the timeline so much harder. Let's just assume for the sake of everyone that Charlie and Rex were also on Major Crimes but had been busy with like, a double homicide).

Oh my god, can that detective be more instantly unlikeable? What do you mean, stating the obvious? Her job is literally to state facts!

Then I had to decide, was he just a condescending prick, was he a sexist prick or a racist prick?

Obviously I wasn’t rooting for a quick resolution on the hostage situation but the promo had made it clear that there would be one so I wasn’t holding my breath.

“I heard you on the podcast”. Once again, we’re famous, people. I can’t imagine that this will hinder any undercover ops.

Rex was making all his empathetic doggo noises again. He has already exonerated Gabriel.

“I don’t think he would have hurt me”. Yeah, Sarah, but maybe cops would have killed him regardless if it came to that. As much as I like Sarah’s empathy, Gabriel’s intention in that moment didn’t matter. And when Charlie says, “I didn’t know that”, that’s what he meant. He would have certainly shot Gabriel for putting a knife to Sarah’s throat. You know, if he was allowed to kill anyone in that show. I’m still waiting for the moment that he will be forced to kill an actual bad guy lol

Oh, hey, it’s a scene at home. Hi, home. Missed you.

I saw a comment about how Sarah needs to learn how to hold a wine glass properly. I’m like… would a forensics expert really need to know that? Really? This is shit you usually learn if you have to attend too many formal events. I personally found out only because it was an odd thing I’d noticed on Castle. And does Sarah really need to uphold such etiquette rules when she’s at home with Charlie? I’m always the one pointing that shit out, by the way. But mostly in the right situation. Someone from an upper class family would probably know that. Anyone else, not so much. So, it would make sense if no one from the Hudson and Rex characters knew that.

“He’s never been my favorite detective to work with”. Oh, who’s your favorite detective? Does his name start with Charlie and end with Hudson?

I think that as Sarah started working more with Charlie and Rex and they started getting in all those ridiculously dangerous situations, that probably also made her more self-assured. What better way to believe in yourself and not care about ruffling some feathers than managing to get out of multiple potentially lethal situations?

“You do know that dogs can see color, right?” Charlie Hudson is never beating the himbo allegations. Dogs can see colors in their own way. Putting in front of him differently colored cups, he obviously won’t see them as the vibrant colors that they have (these must be cups that Sarah bought, by the way), but dogs see them in their own way, mostly in shades of blue, yellow, brown and grey apparently (researched).

That asshole detective definitely mentioned Charlie and Sarah dating to throw Charlie off.

“Charlie, Porter is not going to like you for this”. Why would we care what another detective thinks? Also, we’re the A-Team! We don’t care what anyone thinks.

Whoa there, did you lose a button, Charlie? Or several? XD

Seriously, it’s unethical to treat your significant other’s tooth as a dentist? This sounds wild to me. It’s not open heart surgery. And what good is having a doctor to the family if you can't use them?

How much powder does it take to dust a magazine? That’s A LOT.

“I heard the dog found the murder weapon”. Come on, say that in front of Rex.

“It’s about professional respect and I thought I had yours” “Nothing’s changed on that front”. lol Joe.

Honduras is actually in Central America. Who wrote that script? If you want to slam a racist, make sure you actually know where the country is located. It couldn’t be more in the middle of Central America. And it’s annoying that this went through quite a few people and no one caught the mistake.

This is an incredible display of unprofessionalism from the immigrations lady. I mean, mentioning that she had tickets for a show so the SJPD should rush the case? I understand it was done for comedic purposes but wow.

The resolution of the case and the motive behind the murder were wild. And yet, while it was clearly the mother’s fault, I couldn’t help but think that the dead woman was incredibly nosy. Obviously the punishment for that shouldn’t be death, but still. She was up in everyone’s business.

“What’s the golden boy told you this time?” You’re jealous as fuck, dude. On top of being incompetent.

They didn’t tell us why Porter was transferred out of Major Crimes, right?

Hopefully Gabriel will sue the police.

I have noticed overly good critics about this episode and while as I said I liked it… I’m not of that crowd. What I mean is that I firmly believe that we’ve been consistently getting good episodes lately, and this was also good, in tone with the others. It was also a bottle episode, there was literally one outside location they went to. It was a pleasant surprise that they had a trans actor play a trans character because I’ve seen trans characters being portrayed too often by cis actors, and to have this show get it right… let’s just say that there’s no excuse for American shows after that. Hudson and Rex must have 1/10 of the budget and 1/100 of the actor pool of a regular American crime show.

Promo: I’m curious to see how the next episode will work. Especially since the promo barely gave away anything important. Also, did they go to another city to pretend that they were in Toronto? Because I think I remember that they'd film in another city. If so, that’s hilarious as Toronto has been masqueraded as various US cities. Karma :P

[ridiasfangirlings]

Another s4 chicken ask: Yata and Fushimi had planned a date in advance before the chicken incident and can't really cancel so Yata is now on a date with chicken Fushimi (in public!). Chicken Awashima is also at the bar to spend time with Kusanagi and the rest of Homra aren't allowed to comment on it lol. Munakata has some job he needed to do and brings along some of s4 chickens with him as well. (I'm sorry for these ask but I just really like the thought of intelligent chickens with jobs)

Everything is normal, no problems, there’s just some chickens around but that’s no big deal XD Continuing chicken AU, imagine Yata has been roped into helping with the chickens, or at least making sure Fushimi chicken stays fed (and also getting to be the target for Fushimi’s constant irritated pecking). As it happens the two of them had a date scheduled that night and as Yata is feeding Fushimi his special high quality chicken feed Yata laughs about how I guess we can’t go on that now. Fushimi gives him a pointed look and pecks his ankle, Yata’s like hey what was that for. Yata’s like you couldn’t want to go on the date right and Fushimi pecks him again, ruffling his feathers. Poor Yata is just like ‘…no seriously we can’t go on a date when you’re like this.’ Fushimi stares at him and Yata gets this sinking feeling that if he cancels he will be paying for it when Fushimi goes back to normal so finally he’s like all right all right I’ll take you on a date. 

Cue poor embarrassed Yata having to walk in public with his chicken date. Imagine he was actually planning a pretty good date, like this is right around their anniversary or something so Yata thought they’d have dinner and see a movie. Yata now has to talk his way into getting the restaurant to let him bring a live chicken in (Fushimi struts forward and pulls out his S4 badge, the waiter is very confused but okay this is an official chicken I guess it’s fine). Yata is initially all embarrassed by the people staring at him as he sits across the table from a chicken but soon he forgets about it because he’s to busy arguing with Fushimi, like Fushimi selects a meal by pointing with his beak and Yata’s all no you are not getting a steak you need food that’s healthy for chickens. Other diners whisper amongst themselves about the crazy man arguing with a chicken. 

Meanwhile Kusanagi is working at Bar Homra like normal when the bell above the door rings. He turns to greet a customer but doesn’t see anyone, there’s a cluck and he looks down to see Awashima chicken walking over to him. Kusanagi has no idea how she got here, like did she walk all this way or did one of the human S4 members drive her. Awashima hops up on the bar and Kusanagi has to physically restrain himself from pushing her off, like that’s his natural reaction to a chicken on his bar and he has to stop himself. Awashima touches a glass with her beak and clucks, Kusanagi laughs all I suppose you want a drink madam. Awashima clucks an affirmative and Kusanagi is just mentally like that was a joke as he sighs and starts to make an anko martini. Some time later the Homra alphabet show up to see Kusanagi standing behind the bar looking distressed as a chicken primly drinks a martini in front of him. Kusanagi glares at everyone over her head and they all decide it’s better not ask.

Elsewhere Munakata could just replace his usual group of retainers with random nameless S4 bishounen but he sees no reason why his men can’t do their jobs even in this condition so everywhere he goes he is now followed by a flock of chickens. Like imagine even when he normally visits other politicians he usually has one or two alphabet boys accompanying him, now nothing has changed except he is flanked by a pair of chickens. No one can quite bring themselves to ask why, imagine him like showing up at the Prime Minister’s office with chickens in tow and asking them to wait outside as he goes inside, the Prime Minister just staring as the chickens take up attentive positions on either side of the door. Later he has some budget meeting and brings along a gloomy chicken who he keeps handing off paperwork to and asking opinions about the calculations. The rest of the politicians wonder if Munakata-kun has finally gone around the bend, until the gloomy chicken actually finds an error in the budget calculations and types out the correct answer on a PDA using only his beak. And of course at some point the Blue King must face down a dangerous Strain, power in full bloom as his loyal clan of chickens surround him, each holding up one wing like a sword, and the Strain thinks maybe he should just give up now because he is clearly hallucinating.

[chiimeramanticore]

Part of the Band - Chapter 6 - Cash

Chapter summary: Dook goes to a bar.

A/N:

JUMPSCARE two chapters two days in a row. are you surprised? I am too! TW for discussion of alcoholism and neglectful parenting in this chapter. also a squick warning: there's some big boy swear words in here like Shit and Fuck- so if any of that is too much for you, turn back now! we're about to start turning more into angst territory as the fic develops, but I promise there will also be some cute and soft chapters still! we're just hitting some rough waters right about now lol enjoy the chapter!

Chapter word count: 2,059

<- Chapter 5 - Chapter 7 ->

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Dook steps into the bar, instantly feeling more at home. He hasn't been here since that night he met Beach Bear. Returning feels like a return to form. That is, until he approaches the bar and notices a familiar ruffle of red feathers.

"Looney Bird?" He says, in disbelief.

Looney Bird swivels around, eyeing Dook with panic in his eyes.

"Dook?!" He says. "D– Don't tell nobody I'm here, okay?!"

Surprised, Dook matches his energy. "A- as long as you don't tell nobody I'm here!"

Looney Bird stutters a couple of times, before deciding on "O- okay."

They watch each other awkwardly for a moment.

"...Do you mind if I join you?" Dook asks.

"Yeah," Looney says. "Or, I mean, no. Or– go ahead." Dook sits down next to him. "I didn't know you would be here," Looney confesses.

"I didn't either," Dook says. "This is practically my bar."

"I come here all the time!" Looney says.

Dook laughs. "I used to come here nearly every day since before I met Beach Bear. He's been keeping me from it, haha."

"How are you coming here all the time, anyway?" Looney asks. "I notice Beach Bear paying for all your stuff. I thought you didn't have any money."

"I didn't," Dook says. " 'Fore I met him, I'd work odd jobs and scrounge together a livin'. Now I don't need to."

"Yeah, 'cause he pays for everything."

"But I got cash tonight, Looney Bird." Dook pulls out a thick roll of money from his pocket and places it on the table. Looney Bird's eyes widen at the sight.

"Golly," he murmurs.

"Now are we going to get wasted, or what?" Dook says.

"Yeah!" Looney Bird stands excitedly. "Yeah! Let's do it!"

·–—–·

"Looney, I've been meaning to ask," Dook says. "What, uh... are you? Sorry, did that come off bad?"

"It's fine," Looney says. "I'm a looney bird, obviously. We are a flightless species, but–"

"Wait, you're..." Dook pauses. Maybe he's had a little too much by now. "I thought your name was Looney Bird."

"It is," he says.

"No, you said that's what your, like, species is."

"It's... can't it be both?"

Dook considers this for a moment. "I guess?" He says finally. "But I imagine you'd want your own name other than just what you are, right? I wouldn't wanna be called 'dog.' What were your parents thinkin'?"

"They weren't thinking much," Looney says before taking another sip of his drink. "I barely had parents at all. I don't think they liked me all that much."

"Oh," Dook says. "I'm real sorry."

"It's okay," Looney replies. He pauses before continuing. "My dad flew the coop when I was a little chick, so it's not like I even much know how to miss him. My mom... I could never please her. But I never knew how to give up, either.

"...But, it really is okay," he continues, realizing he's shifted the tone. "Billy Bob and I go way back. We met when we were both real small, living in Tennessee together. I spent a lot of time over at his place after school, and my mom didn't mind, 'cause– well. And his family's real nice and good. And they took care of me. And Billy Bob was my friend." He stops here, reminiscing into the dark liquid in his glass.

"Sounds like you two are close," Dook says quietly, sipping his own drink.

"Close... yeah. I dunno if he knows how much I owe him. I know I'm not the brightest. I know I'm slow. But..." He seems to sink a bit in his seat. "I mean, he teases me, but I know he's never been mean to me. He's the first person to never ever be mean to me.

"Y'know looney birds are an endangered species?" He says, turning to Dook. "Our feathers are rare and valuable. People hunt us. That's how come you've never seen anything like me before, haven't you?"

"...Yeah," Dook admits.

"I think we all got trust issues," Looney says, cracking a bit of a smile. "You don't know who'll hurt you, so you only trust people who earn it. But you've been good to me, just like Billy Bob. You're my friend now, too."

Dook smiles. "I'm glad," he says.

"Welp, I gotta go pee for the fifth time," Looney says, standing. "I'll be back."

Dook watches him go. He's certainly a bit spacy at this point, a pleasant buzz filling his head. He should probably cut the drinking off soon, then.

"So are you just going to play dumb forever?" A voice says from behind him. Dook turns.

"Queenie," he says.

"Don't think I'm just going to forget about seeing you yesterday," she continues. She's standing, almost towering over him like this, hands on her hips.

"I... I didn't think it was a big deal," Dook admits.

"It is after Saturday," she says. "I saw all of you there without me. You're all such good friends, aren't you?"

"Queenie, it's– it's not like that. We didn't know Billy Bob and Looney Bird would be there."

"But there's still a 'we,' isn't there? You and Beach Bear. Where is he, anyway?"

"Wh– He's not here."

"I saw his car, Dook," she says.

Dook can't think of a lie, instead just staring at her dumbfounded.

"Unless..." It all seems to make sense for her now. "Unless you took his car without him knowing. You're here alone, aren't you?"

"I–"

"Does he even know you're here? Or did you sneak out?"

"I, uh–"

"Sneak out to do what?" She eyes the leftover cash on the table. She grabs it accusingly. "Spend his money?"

"Queenie, give that back!" He says, reaching for it. She pulls back, holding it above her head.

"Spend his money on what, liquor? Booze? Feed a damn addiction?"

"It is not an addiction!"

"Oh, I struck a nerve," she says. "Let me guess, you can stop anytime you like, right?"

"Shut up!" He jumps, trying to grab the money, and misses.

She laughs. "This is sad. Maybe taking this is for your own good, huh? What was this money supposed to even be for anyway?"

"Give it back!" He shouts.

"Or what?"

"Or I'll–!" Dook stops, suddenly becoming more aware of the area around him. People are staring. "...Please, give it back, Queenie."

Queenie looks at him sternly. But, aware of the people staring as well, she slowly lowers her arm and gives him the money back.

"Don't say I never did anything for you," she says. "Think about it, Dook. How you treat the people you care about."

She leaves, and Dook sits back down. He needs another drink.

"Hey, what'd I miss?" Looney Bird says, reapproaching the table.

Dook looks at him, tired. "I think I want to go home now," he says.

"Oh." Looney looks at him, a bit worried, but he doesn't question it. "Okay. Let's go."

The two exit the bar silently. Dook shoves what's left of the money into his pocket. It's not much... Queenie's words reverberate in his head, and between that and his inebriation, it feels like a gong being hit in his head.

"Well, I consider it a good night," Looney says, maybe in an attempt to cheer Dook up. "What say we head our separate ways?"

Dook starts crying.

"Woah– Hey, what did I say?" Looney says.

"N... Nothing," Dook says. He can't help himself. He's crying like a little kid right now, over something that's totally his fault. He feels so stupid. He's so embarrassing...

"I just..." he starts, trying to speak through sobs. "The money's not mine...B- Beach Bear, he... he gave me the money... He told me... He said I had to spend it on a– a costume for the band..." He sniffles. "And I blew it all on fucking alcohol, because I have a problem, and I– I can't be trusted with anything... And he's– He's gonna know what I did, 'cause I'm not gonna have the money, and I'm not gonna have the costume, and I'm not gonna have an excuse...! And then he'll know I have a problem and he won't... he won't trust me anymore..."

"I..." Looney Bird shifts somewhat uncomfortably. "H- hey, now, don't cry." He pats Dook's back gently with a wing. "I didn't know about the money."

"Of course you didn't," Dook says.

"I don't think you're a bad person, if that means anything," Looney tells him. "It was an honest mistake. 'Sides, if I made fun of you for having a problem, I'd be calling the kettle black."

Dook sniffles, wiping his eyes. "I don't know what I'm gonna do..." he says.

"...You said you needed a costume, right?" Looney asks.

"Yeah," Dook replies.

"Me and Billy Bob can help you," he says.

"You can?"

"Sure we can! I'm good with the designing, and Billy Bob's good with the sewing. Better than me, at least. He's got hands." He laughs a little. "You can come over whenever you want and we'll help you. It'll be fun!"

Dook looks at him, almost in disbelief. "You'd... really do that for me?" He asks.

"Of course! We're friends now, remember?"

Dook feels another knot in his throat. "Th... Thank you, Looney Bird," he says.

"Don't get all choked up on me," he says.

"How could I ever repay you?" He asks. "You don't know how much this means."

"You already are," Looney says. "We both keep our mouths shut about tonight."

Dook laughs. "Right. We were never here."

"Never where?" Looney shrugs, feigning cluelessness. He laughs. "We should go. I'll see you soon!"

"Bye," Dook calls, waving as Looney walks off. He lingers a while longer, illuminated slightly under the light of the bar's exterior, before heading back to Beach Bear's car.

He sits in the driver's seat for a while, waiting for the last of his buzz to leave him. He places his hands on the steering wheel– thin and covered in leather. There's small scratches in it from Beach Bear's claws over the years. He smiles. Sitting in here without him feels almost foreign.

He takes his hands off the steering wheel and runs them across the sides of the seat. Plush, padded, soft. Hanging from the mirror is a pair of fuzzy dice, and a little figurine sits on the dashboard. The back row has a blanket draped over the top of the seats. The entire car smells vaguely of his cologne. Dook closes his eyes, leaning back in the seat. It's warm, comfortable. It's like falling asleep next to Beach Bear himself.

He's so comfortable, in fact, that he doesn't even realize he's falling asleep until he's woken up again.

"Shit," he mutters to himself. The sky is getting lighter now... he must have been asleep for a few hours. He's got to get home.

He drives back, making it into the driveway as the sun begins to rise. Dook enters the house quietly, and changes into his sleep clothes. He's careful not to wake Beach Bear as he does.

As he's heading back to the living room to fall asleep again, something in him causes him to stop in front of Beach Bear's room. The door's been left a crack open... Dook nudges it open a bit more, poking his head into the room.

Beach Bear is asleep in his bed. Dook isn't sure exactly what else he expected. But he finds himself lingering on the sight a bit anyway. He sleeps in his underwear, one leg stuck out from the blanket. The sun has just begun to peek in through the blinds of his window, illuminating a single streak of his face. Golden... it's pretty.

Dook pulls away. He should get to bed before Beach Bear wakes up. He pads over to the couch and lays down. He can't help the pit of guilt he feels over what he's done tonight... Even if Looney told him it wasn't his fault, he still feels at fault. Beach Bear trusted him with that money, and he broke that trust, even if he doesn't know it. Even if he'll never know it.

But it doesn't matter, he tells himself, closing his eyes. As long as he doesn't find out, Beach Bear won't be hurt.

As long as he doesn't find out.

[bluiex]

(Immediately took the royal idea in an angsty direction (assumed unrequited love & Scar showing ambiguous signs of trauma). Nothing explicit but there's references to their wedding night! This was done head empty, so sorry for the pacing /formatting (not an experienced Tumblr user either) LOL — if anyone gets anything from this they're welcome to add to it /fix it up)

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Scar thought he knew his place.

He'd familiarized himself with the judging stares from the start. Grian had been by Mumbo's side with a readied hand over the sheath of his sword like he was just waiting for an excuse. His fiance was kind, but he wasn't much better; his introduction one of resigned misery. Scar worked hard to break down their expectations over the months, but they'd both grown to trust him as a friend. Just a friend.

Scar hides a fond sigh. Despite everything, their warmth ended up being something close to what he wanted when he'd imagined for his wedding night in the past. He can still feel the loving ache between his thighs, their heated praises still echoing in his ears.

If things were different, maybe he'd consider himself lucky to not be truly bound to his arranged husband. If only he could swallow his feelings, if only he hadn't fallen so easily for them both.

He can't sleep with them. Actually sleep, that is. He's sure there's a couch in the corner, which would likely be preferred, even if he did serve as a catalyst for their urges–

He takes a shaky step out of the bed, blindly reaching for a wall for support, and trips.

His heart plummets, and the loud shattering of glass against the hardwood floors makes him nauseous. He's so dead.

Behind him, sheets move, quick and furious, he's sure.

"Scar?" a voice asks, cautious.

"I'm so, so sorry," he yelps. "I– I didn't mean it. I can clean it up, I promise, don't worry about it."

He narrows his eyes at the darkness, willing shapes to appear so he could follow through with his words. Sharp pain instantly shoots through his hand, and a pitiful whimper is torn from his throat.

"Scar," Grian says, "stay still."

Scar braces for some sort of impact that doesn't come.

Hurried hands grab at his own, and he drops the pieces of glass instinctively.

"Oh, Scar, let me get you fixed up. The only guard around tonight is me to honor your guys' privacy. No one will know a thing." Grian gets out of bed, and Scar can only wonder why his words don't sound like a threat.

"It's fine," he starts, a nervous laugh in his voice, but Grian just tsks.

"You're bleeding. Don't argue with me," he says, no room for argument.

"What were you even doing? If anyone should be resting, it's you." Grian adds, with the swish of a bottle and its contents. "I feel like I should be insulted that you're insistent on walking when I promised you wouldn't be able to."

"Oh, don't worry. Every move I make is a reminder of earlier tonight," Scar muses, through gritted teeth.

Grian hums, and starts tying his bandages. "Then explain yourself."

Scar blinks. "I was going to–you know–just find a place to sleep and all."

He swears he can hear the ruffling of feathers.

"What? Why?"

Scar frowns, even if Grian can't see it. "I didn't want to intrude. It should've been you."

"It should've been me?" Grian echoes. "It was me. We were all together, weren't we? You're the one who–"

Yes. Yes, Scar had worn that blood red lingerie in honor of Grian's signature jumper. He'd called out his name just to see Mumbo's face, to indulge the rough touch of the guard's hands when he finally threw out his urges from the other side of the door. He'd been waiting for their wedding night, to see them both give in was worth everything.

"Scar?" Grian whispers.

He doesn't have time to prepare for Grian's lips against his own; soft and careful and loving, he hopes.

"Please. Please just stay in our nest for the night. We can talk more when you wake up, I'll tell you everything." Grian swears, once he's pulled away and left Scar breathless. "We love you. We both do, if you do too."

Scar blinks, and feels something break within him when Grian pulls him close.

First off- this was AMAZING. The pacing is was perfect and I see no need to fix it... I WANNA HOLD SCAR AND TELL HIM HES LOVED *cries into my hands*

[xplrvibes]

“People getting mad at Colby for random shit is just a normal Tuesday, at this point”

whaaat?? ive heard this a lot actually, like he’s the one everyone bashes. for what, tho? he seems so quiet on social media and he doesn’t have an active yt channel anymore so what’s he doing that causes people to have a go at him? is he kicking puppies on a secret insta acct I haven’t seen?

genuinely i’m curious 🧐- aussie anon (also i realise i am bombarding you with messages and i do apologise)

Ooooh boy is that a loaded question, lol.

I do want to say for the record that Colby also gets a lot of love, and a lot of attention. He is a magnet. I equate him to a bug light, and everyone around him are just moths getting sucked into the light.

It's scary lol.

But anyway, with that love and that attention and that obsession comes a dark side. A lot of people are obsessed with him on the hate side of the scale, whether it be because of jealousy or insecurity or just fomo cause they can't have him or whatever, there's just a lot of hard feelings there sometimes to go along with the love.

He's very polarizing, I guess. People will either jump in front of the train for him or push him onto the tracks. No in between.

Now, he has gotten himself into some controversies here and there - nothing earth shattering, but there have been some things that have happened over the years that he's had to address and correct. And he does; he addresses stuff and tries to smooth over ruffled feathers and tries to fix things. And while that's nice, in some cases, it also kind of shows people that he has this desperate need to be liked and he will try his damndest to stay liked, and that just brings some sharks circling around from time to time. There have been some really pointless "cancelations" that have gone on over the years, and Colby as the pretty popular one who is desperate to please tends to take the brunt of it.

Sam skates cause Sam usually ignores shit (present situation excepted), but also cause people tend to be so obsessed and so focused on Colby that they kind of ignore Sam or even actively protect Sam at Colby's expense. That's also part of the resentment bred against Colby, btw - some people think that in order to lift Sam up, Colby has to get knocked down. So they treat Sam with kid gloves on one hand while consistently holding Colby's feet to the fire with the other. To me, that defeats rhe purpose, cause you're still just obsessed with and showering more attention onto Colby. But whatever lol.

There are also people who just don't like Colby, whether because of some of his past controversies, or because they don't like his personality or whatever...which is fine, like whoever you like and dislike whoever you dislike - but because he's so damn magnetic, they can't just stay away from him. They gotta hate watch him with the hopes that they can witness his downfall in real time, which means they're waiting for something to happen that they can use against him at any point in time.

Anyway, the reason Colby is so quiet on socials these days is because years of this shit (and the death threats and the meddling in his life and the bullying disguised as "jokes") got to him and he pulled way back for his own sanity and mental health. I actually don't know if that did more harm or more good to the way people treat him, but that's why he's not as active on certain platforms anymore.

That was super long and kind of all over the place, sorry! TLDR: he's a polarizing figure with a magnetic personality that makes him way more popular than some people think is warranted and has a weakness in the form of a desperate need to be liked.

[axewchao]

I started playing Shining Pearl again a day or so ago, mostly just to catch all the Unown because why the fuck not. Never did it in my original Pearl file XD

Since I'm playing the game as Dalex, he got Piplup as his Sinnoh starter, even though he really didn't want to go on a new journey. And on a whim I decided to draw that particular Piplup!

And you know that I can't draw a member of Trainer!Dal's team without giving them a little story! :'D

This funny-looking fluffy penguin is named Rascal! A naughty little bugger who was very self-conscious about his appearance as a Piplup, mainly because many Trainers rejected him due to how quote unquote "ugly" he looked. Rascal was given to Dalex with little warning on either human or mon's end so that A.) Piplup could get stronger and see the world like Professor Rowan wanted him to, B.) Dalex could regain his confidence as a Trainer, and C.) the lab staff could finally be free of chasing after this rowdy little bird and cleaning up his messes.

Dalex was still going through his own issues at the beginning of his journey, so his lack of outwardly happy or proud reactions while training ruffled Rascal's feathers very quickly. Great, just great. He finally gets a Trainer and it's one that doesn't even want him. Well, fine. If winning battles won't make the human look his way, he'll do what he knows works: pecking. Lots and lots of pecking. Peck the ankles, peck the wrists while being held, peck the face, peck the big green lizard lady that the human already had with him!

...Actually no, don't peck the green lizard lady. She's big and strong and scary.

This pattern of "peck so Master gives a heck" continued until Dalex arrived in Oreburgh City. Rascal had heard Trainers talk about this place; this was where you get some Badge thing to prove how strong you are! His human would have to pay attention to that! Still... he hadn't gotten much training done... Well, that big tunnel in the south looked like a good spot!

And before Dalex or Valerie could react, Rascal was booking it towards the mine. The duo gave chase, but the little rascal (lol) was simply too fast, quickly disappearing into the depths of the mine. Both human and Forest Pokémon froze at the entrance. Going underground like this... the other never knew, but they'd each swore to never go below ground unless absolutely necessary.

He'd... he'd be fine, right? He'd realize they weren't following him anymore and he'd turn around... right? They just had to wait a second... r-right?

Apparently not, if the sudden birdlike cry gave any indication.

It's not every day an Onix decides to snake its way through the mine, nor is it every day a tiny penguin tries to challenge it, only to find themselves too terrified to even move. Just before the Onix could make its move, however, Dalex made his own. With a shout from the human and a Leaf Blade from the much stronger Sceptile, the Onix was KO'd in a single hit. And as Dalex scolded his Piplup like a terrified parent, all Rascal could do was stare at both of them in awe. That... that was awesome!!

This incident was all it took for Dalex's Sinnoh journey to truly begin, especially after a certain Rock-Type Gym Leader (who was watching the whole time) insisted on him coming to the Oreburgh Gym for a battle. What's that? That badass Sceptile is retired? That's okay! That Piplup he's holding looks like it's itching to fight!

Fight Rascal did, winning Dalex the Coal Badge with ease. And a badge was not the only reward Rascal received, not only being allowed to wear the Badge for the rest of the day (a tradition that Dalex came up with back in Hoenn), but also evolving soon after.

Man, puberty did Rascal wonders, if he does say so himself. And it only gets better from there~

Trivia

Even after reaching his final stage, Rascal still worries about his appearance, and any comments about how he looks will make him puff up in irritation or even stomp off to throw a tantrum. Unless he can tell that it's a compliment, of course.

Thanks to his in-game Naughty nature, he loves spicy things. His favorite food is the Enigma berries that his teammate Ali the Medicham introduced him to. Unfortunately he's not one to ask for permission before snacking on one... or y'know, five, so those berries have to be hidden away at all times.

He considers Valerie his greatest role model and aspires to be as strong as her. He hopes to one day battle her one-on-one if she ever decides to come out of retirement.

He loves chin scritches, but only accepts them when Dalex is offering. And when no one's looking.

I mentioned in Valerie's bio that all of Dal's starters are hybrids. Can you guess what Rascal's crossed with? X3c

[gunmetal-ring]

11x15 stream of consciouness

Mmmm... gross. Dead as hell. Something about Daryl in this long sleeve shirt is sending me like yum.

Lol Aaron and Gabe like. Mhm. Nothing to see here. Why is he asking Daryl like obviously Daryl will be on their side. Hm I wonder if Lance backed off bc he's like "if they lie about this then that means they don't trust the commonwealth which means they might help me overthrow it" Oh wait no it's bc he's gonna fuck w em. Oo daryls annoyed... oo... it's bc he's SICK OF FIGHTING AND JUST WANTS TO GET ON THE ROAD AND GO!!

Oh SHIT Mercer is so fuckin hot. YES princess GET IT. Lol. Mercer is jelly. Shit princess is a babe g.d sign me tf up. Although I rly wish she wasn't uncrazy I miss her being crazy now she's just like. Socially quirky. Who is saying she can't listen?! Mercer don't be a dick.

I love this sleuthing reporting sister dream team.

Awww aunt carol!! And theater kid zeke is back yes!! Aw Carol and her self esteem 🥺 aww zeke is so in love still its heartbreaking. Reminds me of @waynedunlaptheorgandonor recent drabble 😏

Tch Lance. God he's such a good villain. Yeah they CAN fuckin handle themselves!! OH! DARYL! HA! and here w are I guess at the six month time jump? Fuckin annoying.

Oh... more yumikos brother... gr8 so glad that he's got an extra storyline... gahh I'm so annoyed at the ongoing bloated cast but at least Carol and lydia are getting some screentime. Also is this friend a lie to see how outside the system the brother will go or are we rly gonna have an appendectomy girl show up?

Lol young psychopath. Michael Mercer idk if we knew that but Michael is not what I was expecting. Feel like it doesn't rly fit

I love this mean Maggie tbh especially when it's not abt negan bc I am over it. I rly can't believe its been 6 months that's so annoying ugh but I'm not gonna do that rant again

I feel like John Mercer would have been cool bc it's like oh he's just another soldier not gonna ruffle feathers nameless faceless fall in line and then BOOM he rebels against his name and subverts our expectations! But whatever. Lol they look up to you literally bc hebis on a poster but also he is big and orange. Bro I rly like him

OK I guess there is a surprise appendectomy?

Lol Lance I cannot believe how much I love him!! I've gotten so used to the dick measuring male villains this is awesome. Wonder why the truck didn't start? Clearly Daryl and maggie expected it to

Carol's old man I love learning more about her!! Lol love zeke w the black market health care I fuckin love him. It's the hope that kills you. Hm. Feel like that's alluding to Ed and how she stayed hoping for it to be better etc etc etc

Princess ilu but also you did not use a special sense to tell that Mercer wasn't OK like he is pretty shitty at hiding his emotions lol. Aw but I love that he's rly confiding in her but also maybe don't do it in the hallway? Do it in the apartment w privacy instead? Mercer is tired of the fighting too. I bet he's gonna be on the caryl spinoff. Told you it was platonic. I'm joking don't kill me

AW! AW HERSHEL!!! AT GLENNS GRAVE!! AWW!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg lance.. I'm surprised Maggie isn't guarding hershel. Uh hershel isn't a fuckin snitch Lance. Stranger danger and all that too. Oh no!! Glenn's hat!! Lance good detective work but like its a hat not a glass slipper a hat will fit plenty of ppl. Elijah yes! Whoa f bomb! Damn! Also when did Daryl lose the uniform?

Ugh I guess Leah and Carol probably won't meet... unless she pulls another spidey sense that daryls in trouble or something. But I think Daryl is probably gonna kill Leah to earn back trust at the commonwealth. Blugh. Telling myself it's good writing and makes sense.

Aw Carol my heart keeps breaking. OMFG CAROL JUST REJECTING ZEKE POINT BLANK LMAO. I guess they're making antibiotics still hm.

Ik the love story is a Big Deal but I gotta say I am just fully uninterested. Hope fake Stephanie doesn't return bc that love triangle would be so un-compelling.

My guess is that Leah is like 30 feet away from daryl or something. Maybe they take her to commonwealth and put her in jail? And then she and Carol can meet? Bc Lance asks Carol to interrogate her or something? Ugh stop it don't let the hope take over. Damn she's such a babe. Oh SHIT YES SHES GOING TO COMMONWEALTH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ugh fuck goddammit Maggie is gonna be the reason Daryl kills her God fucking dammit jfc this is so fucking stupid and annoying and terrible fucking writing. Ok end rant I gotta stop this train in its tracks.

Overall decent episode. One of the better ones of the season. Idk. Im rly looking forward to Leah's arc being over so that I can stop hoping for her to meet Carol. Anyway. I guess yumikos brother is gonna play a big part in overthrowing the commonwealth. It's a shame that honestly at this point I'm kind of waiting for the show to be over bc I'm so unimpressed but oh well.

[brideofcthulhu10]

I promised you guys I'd whittle something out before the end of the day! (Currently its 11:30 here, so I made my deadline lol) So here's a bit of drama and fluff. Every couple fights, even vampires, but the most important thing is to take responsibility for your actions and communicate. With that in mind, I give you: 

Lost Boys Make Their Fem!S/O Cry During a Fight

CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Themes, Possible Triggers, Topics of Physical and Verbal Anger

David

David is not known to mince words in any scenario, so you can bet that means he chooses an s/o who can handle his bluntness. The same could be said for your fights. Unlike Dwayne and Paul, David rarely yells anymore. Instead he's harsh, cold, and what he says often hits very hard. He doesn't tip toe around when he's calm, you can damn well bet he isn't going to be considerate when you tick him off. He can be quite jealous at times, but often it doesn't lead to a fight. Admittedly he can be a tad petty as well, but getting genuinely enraged towards you is not as common. A spat is one thing, but a serious fight can get ugly fast. He is almost jolted when he hears a sharp breath muffled under your hand. Hell he's only ever heard you make that sound during sex, and this was definitely no time to be turned on. He'll turn around and see you with your hand over your mouth trying to hide your shame and feel ungodly levels of guilt. 

David's words are harsh, and when you turn out of the room he's still sitting there utterly flabbergasted that you had such a tearful expression. After all, you had to know he didn't mean it..right?

David will definitely sulk, he hates admitting he was wrong. Not necessarily because he thinks he's in the right for being cruel, but rather he's sure you just need space and then things will get better. He'll expect you back any day... So when you don't, he kind of goes into denial and will wait, and wait… and wait... 

The guys stopped asking about you because every time he hears your name mentioned he grows more pissed off. Eventually he explodes in a rage, which is extremely rare for David.

"So uh.. about Y/N-"

"Why isn't she back yet?! This is stupid, she should know that I don't mean it!"

"Hey, David, man why don't you go talk to Y/N? I sure if you-"

"No! If she wants to stay away, fucking fine! Good riddance!"

Truthfully he's upset. Beyond that, really. He feels awful for making you cry, he's afraid you might hate him now, but he doesn't know how to approach the situation. Apologizing is difficult, to David it's a form of defeat and a part of him doesn't want to face that it's his fault you're gone. 

Eventually he caves in after a week and a half. He misses you like crazy! The guilt gnaw at him to the point that he can't sleep, he can't think straight. Even blood begins to have a bitter taste to it. 

It'll be a late night, closer to 3 am when he just silently appears in your room. If you're asleep he'll just stand there and watch you for a moment. Mostly trying to build up enough willpower to do what he's about to. 

Expect his apology to be kind of crappy. At least, at first. It'll come off as angry, even a bit misguided just because he really hates admitting he fucked up. But when he does, it's the most sincere, heartbreaking moment of your relationship. He may have to turn away from you and shut his eyes before any tears tempt his cheeks. You can't see him like that. Tears means he's getting emotional, that means he's growing attached, and attachment… it's a weakness. When he's weak and attached, people die. 

He lost a love before because he couldn't protect her, he's lost his brothers once because he got careless and underestimated his enemy, he can't lose more. 

Once he apologizes and you come back to him, he's a bit more attached to you physically. He'll hold you from behind with his chin on your shoulder while sitting on his bike, have you sit on his lap at the hotel, even on the boardwalk he's become more open by holding your hand. He isn't ready to say the big "L" word just yet, so this is the most he can muster. Whenever he's too harsh now he'll apologize by hugging you to him. David is still scared of getting close, but he's more afraid of pushing you away from his lack of filter.

Dwayne

It takes a lot to ruffle Dwayne's feathers, so already he's not one to be careless with his words. Unfortunately once he's pushed to that point all bets are off. This usually dismissive vampire of little words becomes an eruption of rage. A lot of it is physical. He'll throw a table or punch a hole in a cement wall. He doesn't mean to scare you. When he gets that worked up he becomes unbelievably tense, almost his body's way of warning you not to push him. With fangs out, standing in the wreckage of his rage he'll pause to see you failing to hold back a mess of tears and immediately stops.

At that point he's exhausted. Rage takes a lot out of him, in the end he just feels flustered and a bit ashamed for losing his cool. The longest a fight lasts is maybe a day or two, usually you give each other space but once he's made you cry that's a different story.

Even if you started the fight he recognizes he shouldn't have done what he did. Temper or not, that's not an excuse to blow up at you. He'll be frustrated with himself for losing grasp of his emotions, and he'll probably take some time to think over his words before trying to solve the issue. It's hard to look at someone else's point of view when you're pissed off at them, he knows that better than anyone. Especially since he grew up with siblings before becoming a vampire. When he's got a good grasp on himself he'll probably try to settle things with you so that you two can get things back to normal.

"Y/N… come here, please," he'll say softly, patting the seat next to him on the couch. As soon as you do, he slings his arm around your shoulder and yanks you into his chest. He doesn't look down at you or say a word, he'll rest his chin on his fist looking straight ahead searching for the right words. If it was a mutual argument he'll explain his own point of view after apologizing for losing his temper, and when it's your turn he'll listen quietly. If it was on him, he's even more remorseful. He's reaching almost a hundred years old by now, he should know better. Truthfully he had the same issue when he was alive, but he never meant to drive you to tears. You'll both sit quietly together on the couch, Dwayne rubbing your back until you've calmed down. After all is said and done he'll tell you how much he loves you, he doesn't want to leave any negative feelings still in your heart. Relationships are a pain, he knows that, but he cares about you more than his own life. 

Paul

Oh when you two go at it the gloves are off! Paul is the most emotional of the group, so when he gets mad all he sees is red. There will be a massive amount of yelling, he may even be fighting back some tears himself. He'll get physically frustrated, punching walls, throwing furniture, kicking things over. Yes, he might get in your face, and you can definitely expect him to bare his teeth at you. Especially if you're in his face too. By now it's not scary, just even more infuriating that he's trying to make to back out using intimidation. 

When you cry it can go one of two ways. It really depends on the context of the fight.

If you started it, or it was a mutual argument he may storm off somewhere in the cave. To him crying can be a cheap tactic to make him feel guilty, so if you've done it when you've done something wrong it upsets him… even more so because he feels like crap! He hates fighting with you! You're his kitten, his babe, regardless whether or not you started the fight he feels terrible seeing you like that. He's just so damn frustrated! After mellowing out with a thick ol' stick of the devil's lettuce he'll sulk out with his hands in his pockets. If you're still there he'll plop next to you and explain why he was so ticked off. Granted, it isn't exactly eloquent the way he puts it. After all emotions are tricky, he doesn't always know how to express himself verbally. If you've already left and it's still night, he'll fly over to your place and try to settle things with you. He doesn't want to go to bed angry at you, and he definitely doesn't want you going to bed upset with him.

If the fight was started by him, or if you're genuinely upset he'll stop. Especially if your tears are from him hurting you. Then it's all love. He sets aside his temper, and pulls you into his arms. It'll take a moment for him to calm down, but it's just a plethora of tender apologies while he holds you.

"I'm sorry kitty-cat," he coaxes you, holding your head to his chest. "Don't cry, okay? I hate it when you cry." 

If you aren't emotionally drained there'll probably be a lot of make-up sex in either situation. Once you two have made up, he wants to do everything he can to be close to you. Plus, he needs a release as well. Afterwards, he'll snuggle up to you still wearily mumbling apologies under his breath. 

Marko

Anger isn't a common emotion for Marko. Well, unchecked rage that is. He can get a little irritated, but it really takes a lot for him to lose his temper. Even still it's closer to David's methods than Paul. Again it's the context. If you've done something wrong or started the fight he'll be more prone to outbursts. 

While you're screaming at him, in his face he'll just watch you silently with a blank stare. On the surface he's calm. There's not a lot of yelling, but there can be some physical rage if you really push him. Marko would punch the wall and leave a crumbling chasm in his path, reminding you what happens when he's pushed too far. Truthfully he'd never put you in harm's way, but when he gets like this it's hard for him to stifle his predatorial rage that tends to poke through the cracks. 

If he's the one who's upset with you, even if it's on him, he probably won't let on at first. While not petty, he'll seem distant from you. In public he'll yank you to him like a wolf warning others to stay away from his mate, but alone in private won't touch you as much. You may try to ace your hand on his shoulder and he'd immediately excuse himself from the room to sulk. If you really get clingy he grows even more agitated and will have very rough angry sex with you, his fangs may even come out in the process. Especially if he's jealous.

 When you cry, it sucks. During a fight, after jealous defiling, when he intimidates you, it just sucks. If you step away from him he knows he's messed up. 

Part of him doesn't want to cave in so easily to your displays of emotion, but if you're legitimately hurt by his actions he'll just let out an exasperated sigh. He may excuse himself verbally for a moment to try and gather his thoughts, or he'll sit you down and try to explain his reasons for being so enraged. If it's on him he'll carry you to the couch and hold you to him. 

"*sigh* Look.. I'm sorry for going overboard the way I did, baby girl. I shouldn't have done that…"

If you cry after sex he'll feel like an utter asshole and hold you tight to him. He'll pet your hair, rub your back, even offer to let you smack him for being such a jerk. He may try to nibble your neck over kiss you until you start to giggle then give you his signature smile.

"There she is. I'm sorry I made you so sad, baby girl."

In all honesty this isn't a common occurrence. Marko still rarely ever gets mad at you, most of the time he's very laid back. So losing his temper is a bit jarring for him as well. He's never sure what will come out when he loses his temper, which is a huge reason why he does everything he can to keep himself in check. You may be a pain in the butt sometimes, but so can he. And above all, you're his pain in the butt. He still loves you more than anything at the end of the day.